The Great Promises of God in Ellen White's Writings

It is a joy to share the magnificent and abiding promises revealed throughout the Bible, which offer guidance, comfort, and assurance to all believers 😇. These promises confirm that God is a covenant-keeping God whose absolute power is the pledge of their sure fulfillment to all who trust in HimHDL 21.4+4.

The divine commands are often accompanied by promises, demonstrating God's compassion for humanity in its fallen conditionCS 90.3. True faith rests entirely on the promises contained in the Word of God, and these are limitless and exhaustless, belonging to us by eternal covenantCET 126.4+3.

The Everlasting Covenant and Redemption

The foundation of our hope rests upon the everlasting covenant, which was established from all eternity and revealed to the patriarchsST August 24, 1891, par. 10+1.

• The Abrahamic covenant, which is the covenant of grace, contained the promise of redemption and the SaviourEP 259.3+2. God made an everlasting covenant with Abraham and his seed after him, pledging to be a God unto them Genesis 17:73SG 296.2+1.

• Through Abraham's promised son, Isaac, all the nations of the earth would be blessed, a promise repeated after Abraham’s great act of faith Genesis 22:18DG 30.4+2.

• This promise of salvation was initially made to the sinful pair in Eden, where God declared that the seed of the woman would bruise the serpent's head Genesis 3:152Red 15.3+1.

• The kingdom of grace existed by God's promise immediately after the Fall, but it was definitively established and ratified when the Saviour cried, "It is finished," assuring the fulfillment of the plan of redemptionHF 216.4+1.

• The new covenant offers the sublime promise: "I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more" Jeremiah 31:34CIHS 180.1+1.

Promises of the Holy Spirit and Divine Power

The exceeding great and precious promises are given so that believers might become partakers of the divine nature, escaping the corruption that is in the world through lust 2 Peter 1:4YI April 26, 1900, par. 6+2.

• Christ commanded the disciples to wait for the promise of the Father—the baptism of the Holy Ghost Acts 1:4-51SM 185.1.

• God promises, "I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour My Spirit upon thy seed, and My blessing upon thine offspring" Isaiah 44:3MH 124.3.

• The promise of the Comforter assures workers that He will teach them all things and bring all things to their remembrance1MR 267.1.

• The power of God awaits the demand and reception of those who wait humbly for His guidance, and this promised blessing, claimed by faith, brings all other blessings in its trainPr 119.5+1.

Promises Dependent on Obedience and Faith

God couples His commands with promises, declaring that He will reward obedience with the richest blessingsCS 90.3.

• God promised the Israelites, "If ye will obey My voice indeed, and keep My covenant, then... ye shall be unto Me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation" Exodus 19:5-6EP 259.3+2.

• The Lord invites the weary to incline their ear, hear, and live, promising, "I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David" Isaiah 55:3TSB 143.1+3.

• Those who seek the Saviour early have the promise: "I love them that love Me; and those that seek Me early shall find Me" Proverbs 8:17CT 330.1.

• If believers abide in Christ and His words abide in them, they may ask what they will, and it shall be done unto them John 15:7CET 126.4+1. They receive whatsoever they ask because they keep His commandments 1 John 3:22CET 126.4.

• God calls upon His people to prove Him in tithes and offerings, declaring, "I will open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it" Malachi 3:10CS 89.2+1.

• All who lay hold of God’s promises with earnestness and perseverance, as Jacob did, will succeed Genesis 32:26Pr 87.3.

Promises of Presence and Guidance

The Lord promises constant presence and support, guaranteeing that His word will not failHDL 21.4+2.

• Christ assures His disciples, "Lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world" Matthew 28:20CM 115.3+1.

• He promises, "Where two or three are gathered together in My name, there am I in the midst of them" Matthew 18:20CCh 265.3.

• Jesus lives, and the bow of promise encircles the throne as a constant assurance of His care and unfailing love14MR 89.3+3.

• God has pledged His word that He will rebuke the devourer for the sake of His obedient people Malachi 3:11CS 89.2.

• The promise of God’s guidance and support is absolute, and He will remove every difficulty for those who serve Him and trust Him8T 10.3+2.

Promises of Future Inheritance and Glory

Believers are heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, destined for an immortal inheritance and the full realization of the promises1MR 261.1+1.

• Christ assured His disciples that He went to prepare mansions for them in the Father's house, though human language is inadequate to describe the full glory of the Paradise of God 1 Corinthians 2:9Hvn 134.2.

• The land promised to Abraham will be given to the redeemed for an everlasting possession, fulfilling the promise finally and completelyHvn 89.2.

• God promises that He will comfort Zion, making her wilderness like Eden and her desert like the garden of the Lord, where joy and gladness shall be found Isaiah 51:3GC 302.1.

• The children of promise receive their "life insurance policy" through the knowledge of God and Jesus Christ, ensuring entrance into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ 2 Peter 1:2-11Hvn 54.2+6.

• When the everlasting covenant is delivered by the voice of God, the saints will be pronounced blessed for having honored God in keeping His Sabbath holyLDE 272.3+2.

The Sabbath as a Perpetual Covenant

The Sabbath stands as a special promise and sign between God and His people, a memorial of creation and sanctificationST January 8, 1894, par. 6+1.

• The Lord declared that the children of Israel must keep the Sabbath "throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant" and "It is a sign between Me and the children of Israel forever" Exodus 31:16-175MR 123.1+4.

• The observance of the Sabbath is a sign that God recognizes His people and is a pledge that He will fulfill His covenant with them6T 350.2.

• To those who honor His holy day, turning their foot from doing their pleasure, God promises: "Then shalt thou delight thyself in the Lord; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth" Isaiah 58:13-1414LtMs, Ms 105, 1899, par. 24.